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S. M. BEVERLY 110W S. M. B. MILLARD.

ed Feb. 23, 1886.

AUXILIARY SEAT FOR VEHICLES. No. 336,785.

WITNESSES N. PETERS, Plmlo-LRhognpher. Wanhingon. D. c.

UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFIC SARAH M. BEVERLY, OF ROCHESTER, TN DIANA, BYMARRIAGE NO\V SARAH M. BEVERLY MILLARD.

AUXILIARY SEAT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,785, dated February23, 1886.

Application filed July 23, 1885.

of Rochester, Fulton county, Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improve ments in Auxiliary Seats for Vehicles,of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part hereof, in which Figure l is a perspective viewof a vehicle- IO seat having my auxiliary seat mounted thereon, thecushion of my auxiliary seat and one of the cushions of the vehicle-seatbeing removed. Fig. 2 is a central transverse section through thevehicle-seat and my auxiliary seat,

the auxiliary seat being in itsinactive or stored position. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the spring-bar which supports my auxiliary seat.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the slideway in which my auxiliary seatis secured; and Fig.

5 is a top plan view of the central portion of the vehicle-seat, part ofthe slideway being broken away.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts in all the figures.

My invention relates to auxiliary seats for Vehicles; and it consists inthe improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, whichI shall now proceed to fully describe, and afterward point outspecifically in ,0 the claims.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A is an ordinary vehicle seatdesigned to accommodate two persons, having sides A and back. A.

B is one of the two cushions ordinarily used.

5 O is a metal or wood slideway, which is so shaped as to form anopening, a, when secured to the seat A by screws. nails, or otherfastenings through the holes 0.

D is a spring-bar upon which my auxiliary o seatis secured, and whichserves to support it in both the upper and lower positions, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2. This spring-bar D has a horizontal portion, d, providedwith holes, by means of which the auxiliary seat is secured 4 5 byscrews, bolts, or rivets e, as shown in Fig. 2.

It has alsoa vertical portion, d, a curved portion, d, and ahorizontalportion, d terminat ing in a rounded portion, (1*.

E is my auxiliary seat, which may be of any desired form orconstruction.

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d is a small semi-cylindrical groove cut in the forward side of the seatA, having stop or shoulder d, as shown, which serves a purposehereinafter stated.

The slideway 0 being secured to seat Aand 5 5 the auxiliary seat tospring-arm D, my device is ready to be operative by placing thehorizontal portion d in the slideway, with the seat in the positionshown in Fig. 1. In this position it is ready for occupancy by a thirdperson, both sides of the main seat being occupied by a person, asusual. \Vhen it is no longer desired for use, the spring-bar is drawnforward until the rounded end d drops into groove d when the spring-armand seat may be turned on the end d as an axis, bringing the auxiliaryseat to the position shown in Fig. 2, being entirely under the seat Aand out of the way. The lug or stop d prevents the accidental removal ofthe bar, the head on the part (1* engaging said lug.

The advantages of the construction shown are many. The auxiliary seat isdirectly over the main seat, so that the occupant thereof is not crowdedagainst the dash-board, being at the same time sufficiently raised abovethe main seatto be out of the way of the occupants of the main seat. Ithas a spring-support independent of the vehicle-spring, and when nolonger desired for use may be putinto the po sition seen in Fig. 2,entirely under the seat out of the way,and to do this no removing ofscrews or other fastenings is necessary; nor need the spring-bar beentirely removed from the slideway. If desired, however, the auxiliaryseat 8 5 and springbar may be entirely removed from the vehicle andstored away at will.

The springbar and other described parts may be varied to suit varyingcircumstances in size and material without departing from 0 the spiritof my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates- 1. An auxiliary seat for vehicles, provided 5 with a springsupporting-bar having a horizontal portion, d, upon which the seat issecured, a curved portion, and a horizontal portion, d rounded at (1*,whereby the seat is firmly supported in or turned to either its upxcovided with a slideway in which said end fits. in either its upright orreversed positions, 7

whereby the seat is firmly supported in either of these positions, asset forth.

4-. The seat A, having slideway G' and r5 groove 01 with lug d incombination with spring-support D, having horizontal portion d withrounded end (1*, and the auxiliary seat, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name 20 in presence of twowitnesses.

SARAH M. BEVERLY.

Witnesses:

JNo. W. SMITH, JEREMIAH H. SMITH.

